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Acupuncture clinic now offers treatment for allergies
The Moab Acupuncture Clinic has added a new service – Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET) treatment for allergies and allergy related conditions, business owner Flora Najafi said in a...
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EUCCU donates $1,500 to Canyonlands Field Institute
Eastern Utah Community Credit Union (EUCCU) has donated $1,500 to Canyonlands Field Institute (CFI) to help support community outdoor education programs, CFI officials said in a news release. The ...
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County makes appointments to travel council board
The Grand County Council this week unanimously approved appointments to two open positions on the Moab Area Travel Council advisory board. Sam Wainer will serve until Dec. 31, 2012, and Paula Ol...
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New guide service aims to fill gap in backcountry offerings
A new backcountry guide service that specializes in custom journeys for small groups and families has opened in Moab. Deep Desert Expeditions, founded by Moab resident Mike Coronella, aims to fill...
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<b><i>New board members…</b></i>
The Grand/San Juan Association of Realtors recently elected new officers to the association’s board of directors for 2012. This year’s officers and board members are (back row, from left) Rachel Moody, outgoing president, Joe Kingsley, president, Sue Shrewsbury, president-elect, Becky Leftwich, Randy Day, and (front row, from left) Lynda Diem, Lenore Beeson, Ludean Merritt and Gail Wells, administrator for the board.
New board members… The Grand/San Juan Association of Realtors recently elected new officers to the association’s board of directors for 2012. This year’s officers and board members are (back row, from left) Rachel Moody, outgoing president, Joe Kingsley, president, Sue Shrewsbury, president-elect, Becky Leftwich, Randy Day, and (front row, from left) Lynda Diem, Lenore Beeson, Ludean Merritt and Gail Wells, administrator for the board.
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday, with the S&P 500 poised for a fifth straight day of declines as already nervous investors were greeted by a round of weak domestic economic data while the euro zone remained turbulent. Both the S&P and the Nasdaq fell as much as 1 percent, with the Nasdaq's losses wider as large-cap tech shares fell. A gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in April for the first time in seven months and the Philadelphia Fed business conditions index hit its lowest since September. ...


Thu May 17 12:40:37 UTC 2012

A Facebook application logo is pictured on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in LavignyNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is expected to price its initial public offering on Thursday to raise more than $16 billion, as strong demand, particularly from retail investors, fuels anticipation of a big pop in the stock when it begins trading Friday on the Nasdaq. Predictions on how much the stock will rise on the first day of trading vary greatly, with some experts saying anything short of a 50 percent jump would be disappointing given the hype over what would be the third-largest initial share sale in U.S. history, after ones by Visa Inc and General Motors Co. ...


Thu May 17 13:34:59 UTC 2012

A protester in the Occupy Wall Street movement holds a sign with the face of JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon as he participates in a rally in New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon will be invited to testify before Congress over the recent trading losses announced by the bank, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson said in a statement on Thursday. Johnson did not say on what date the committee wants Dimon to appear but said it would be following a set of hearings that will conclude on June 6. The committee will hold hearings with regulators on May 22 and June 6 to discuss reforms required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law. ...


Thu May 17 13:35:41 UTC 2012